Product description – The product under consideration is Welded Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes.
HS Codes – 7306 40 00, 7306 61 00, 7306 69 00, 7304 11 10, 7304 11 90, 7304 41 00, 7304 51 10, 7304 90 00, 7305 11 29, 7305 90 99, 7306 11 00, 7306 21 00, 7306 29 19, 7306 30 90, 7306 50 00, 7306 90 11, 7306 90 19 and 7306 90 90.
Uses – Welded Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes are used for ornamental purposes or for industrial and structural purposes. It is used in various industries such as oil and gas, food processing, automobiles etc.
Countries Involved – Thailand and Vietnam.
Applicant – Stainless Steel Pipe and Tubes Manufacturer Association (Delhi) and Stainless Steel Pipes & Tubes Manufacturers Association (Gujarat)
Period of investigation – 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023.
Injury period – 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and the period of investigation.
Facts of present case – The present application was filed for redressal of dumping of Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tubes from Vietnam and Thailand. The Indian industry in the present case is fragmented in nature since there are more than 100 domestic producers of the subject goods in India. As a result, the application has being filed under Trade Notice 9/2021 dated 29th July 2021. The evidence on record showed that the petitioning domestic producers are suffering material injury due to increase in volume of imports. Further, the Imports are undercutting the prices of such producers. The Authority has also noted that petitioning domestic producers are facing significantly underutilized capacity, low market share and decline in profits.